Category: Stories (others)

I received an email from a student recently and she was trying very hard to get her educational institution to be kinder to the dogs and cats who live within the campus. But all her efforts failed. Being young and idealistic (weren’t we all there too, once upon a time?), I could empathise with her…

The whole article: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150714-animal-dog-thinking-feelings-brain-science/ Many people think that empathy is a special emotion only humans show. But many animals express empathy for each other. There are documented stories of elephants finding people who were lost. In one case, an old woman who couldn’t see well, got lost and was found the next day with elephants guarding…

Here is the link: https://secure.animalsaustralia.org/take_action/bali-dog-meat-trade/ If you are horrified by the dog meat trade which is worse than Yulin in China, please sign and share the link. “A shocking Animals Australia investigation has documented Bali’s elusive dog meat trade — fuelled in part by international tourists. Dumped in bamboo crates or plastic rice sacks, terrified dogs…

Here’s the video: https://facebook.com/upvee.co/videos/312646435772423/

Update: Owner found! The original post: If you have any information that can help this dog, please contact Ms Hailey Yong directly at 0123301606. We found him in the morning on the highway in between ss19 and ss18. Tired and exhausted. I can’t keep it for long. It is well kept, tough build.    

The news: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ava-issues-code-of-animal-welfare-for-pet-owners-8949154 Er…when is our Animal Welfare Act 2015 going to be in force? Does anyone know?

Please watch the video: https://www.facebook.com/thedodosite/videos/1110116535789687/

Watch the video: https://www.facebook.com/thedodosite/videos/1096187900515884/

Bingu, the heroic dog in the Sri Lanka floods is the pet dog of the caregiver-nurse of my aunts and uncle (here in Malaysia).  Here’s a sharing from my cousin: This photo that has gone viral in Sri Lanka shows animals belonging to my parents and our aunt’s main caregiver. The animals were at home alone…

The TEDtalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FCsyK4aRXQ Some excerpts: We cannot deny the feelings that each animal has. The ability to suffer pain and loneliness. And to fear. Like us also, each animal has the ability to express contentment, to build family structures and want of satisfying basic instincts and desires. We pay others to do things that none of…

From HSI: Sources in China are reporting that the government of Yulin will prohibit restaurants, street vendors, and market traders from selling dog meat at the city’s now-infamous festival this year. The ban is set to come into effect on June 15—one week prior to the start of the event on the summer solstice. It’s…

Please watch: https://www.facebook.com/SOSDSingapore/videos/1394783310572274/

Please read this: http://www.thebetterindia.com/46721/humane-society-india-animal-laws-prevention-of-cruelty-act/ 1. It is the fundamental duty of every citizen of India to have compassion for all living creatures. Article 51A(g). 5. Stray dogs that have been operated for birth control cannot be captured or relocated by anybody including any authority. ABC Rules, 2001. 8. Bears, monkeys, tigers, panthers, lions and bulls are…

Keeping our community animals safe: 1  Keep them safely indoors, as many as you can. 2  Do not keep them in cages in the porch. They have a better chance of escaping when free roaming than being locked in a cage in the porch (where thieves can climb over the gate). 3  Be very careful…

This is compassion in action. The story: https://www.gohappiest.com/2017/05/22/park-ranger-quietly-comforts-sad-gorilla-whos-just-lost-mother/